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“I just started sobbing.

Peter thought I was crying because I was so moved by the service,” she recalled.

Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay smiling

“No, it was because I was just overwhelmed, realizing he was the one.”

Just two years later, Hargitay walked down the aisle to marry him.

But also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter of joy."

Peter Hermann, Mariska Hargitay and their children smiling

But she and Hermann were unsure if they could biologically conceive more children after their first.

And since they both always knew they wanted to adopt at some point, they decided to start trying.

Fortunately, his wife, Mariska Hargitay, was equally excited about Hermann’s hard work finally being published.

Peter Hermann and Mariska Hargitay smiling while holding his book

If that wasn’t adorable enough, she also got him several moose memorabilia.

Further, Hermann holds a deeply-rooted admiration for theaters as a structure.

The “Younger” star grew up in the States and eventually attended Yale University.

Peter Hermann and Sutton Foster posing for photos

Ultimately, though, Hermann became one ofthe richest “Law & Order” stars.

Peter Hermann smiling

Mariska Hargitay and Peter Hermann smiling